2012 Tracks Poll Theme Park of Ballots, Stats and Ephemeral Controversy

We've heard all the songs, now let's talk about numbers!

Full results are here for your viewing and recriminating pleasure: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AumbddEHET5xdGEySXdiamVXaVpBOTRzNnpaYm9HUXc

We also have some tasty statistics:

Enthusiasm: Average points per ballot
Diversity: Average degree of overlap among people who voted for the track. If this was the only track that any of its voters shared, diversity will be 1.
Popularity: The Spotify Popularity score for the track, if it's on Spotify. No idea how they calculate it.

The voter spreadsheet is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AumbddEHET5xdGJxMXdQR2FybGFTd2tEcTZJWnA0aEE
I've kept all your favourite voter stats with ridiculous names from previous years and added some new ones:

Hivemind score: this is the average points total for the tracks on your ballot; how your ballot was ordered doesn't change the score.
Fuxxor Quotient: the proportion of tracks on your ballot that were in Pitchfork's top 100
Antifuxxor Ratio = Hivemind divided by Fuxxor Quotient. A high ratio means your taste is much closer to that of ILM than to that of Pitchfork. Respect to the two voters with infinite antifuxxority, Rudipherous and Jeff W!
Populism: the average Spotify popularity of the tracks on your ballot that are also on Spotify.
Loneliness: the proportion of your tracks that nobody else voted for.
Blood Sausage Index: The average points total for tracks that didn't appear on the Pitchfork, Resident Advisor, Single Jukebox Top 25, Spin or Pazz and Jop Top 100 lists. Essentially, whether you love songs that nobody outside of ILM cares or knows about.
Top neighbour: essentially the voter whose ballot intersects most with yours.
You should probably read: The non-ILM EOY tracks list that intersects most with yours.

Here's a nice picture of everyone (click for a larger version):

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8354/8412804664_c616578cbb_c.jpg

holy shit

This is insane. Hey, I was the 4th most populist voter. I wonder if that should make me ashamed or not.

My mixed ballot, of which 7 placed:

Keith Fullerton Whitman - Issue Generator (for Eliane Radigue)
Georgia Anne Muldrow - Best Love
Neneh Cherry and the Thing - Dream Baby Dream
Perfume - Point
Miguel - Do You...
F(x) - Electric Shock
Emeralds - Adrenochrome
Alex Anwandter - Como Puedes Vivir Contigo Mismo?
Burial - Ashtray Wasp
The Crystal Ark - Rhodes

Javiera Mena - Luz de Piedra de Luna
Mano Le Tough - She Sighed
Todd Terje - Swing Star
Sakanaction - Yoru no Odoriko
Flights of Fancy - Tempo of the Night
School of Seven Bells - Lafaye
Meridian Brothers - Guaracha U.F.O (No Estamos Solos...)
Goat - Goathead
Roisin Murphy - Simulation
Frankie Rose - Pair of Wings
Sexy Fi - Pequeno Dicionario das Ruas
Autre Ne Veut - Counting
Y.N.RichKids - Hot Cheetos and Takis
Chairlift - I Belong in Your Arms (John Talabot and Pional Remix)
Scott Walker - Epizootics!

Weighted:

Brodka - Dancing Shoes (Kamp! Remix)
Maria - Mrasni Pomisli
Taylor Swift - Safe And Sound
Grimes - Oblivion
Sass ft. Nadia Batson - No Pressure
Brodka - Varsovie
Ozan Dogulu ft. Atiye Deniz - Askistan
Todd Terje - Inspector Norse
Usher - Climax
Goga Sekulic ft. Jasmin Jusic - Vuce Lopove
Amanda Mair - Sense
Alina Devecerski - Flytta På Dej
Nyusha - Vospominanie
Alex Anwandter - Como Puedes Vivir Contigo Mismo?
Shurwayne Winchester - Winin' Addiction
Chika Iz Permi - Hipster
Icona Pop - I Love It
Kerwin Du Bois - Bacchanalist
B.Traits ft. Elizabeth Troy - Fever
iamamiwhoami - Goods
Ivan Dorn - Severnoe Siyanie
Mark Lanegan Band - Ode to Sad Disco
Juicee Kouture - Might Be The Police
Fabrika - Filmi O Lyubvi
Mylene Farmer - A l'Ombre

loooool @ blood sausage index

my ballot - mixed, songs that didn't place bolded

Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Kalenna - Matte Black Truck
Cheryl Cole - Call My Name (Royal-T Back to '99 Remix)
Katy B ft. Geeneus & Jessie Ware - Aaliyah
Dawn Richard - Pretty Wicked Things
Trina ft. Gunplay & Ice Berg - Beam
Justin Bieber ft. Big Sean - As Long As You Love Me
Kendrick Lamar ft. Gunplay - Cartoon & Cereal
Huxley - Let It Go
Pachanga Boys - Time
Mariah Carey - Triumphant (Get 'Em) (Vintage Throwback Mix)

Todd Terje - Inspector Norse
Ciara - Livin' It Up
Eric Church - Springsteen
Misha B - Home Run (Zed Bias Summavibes Vocal Mix)
Trina - I'm Back (Back 2 Business)
Justin Bieber - Boyfriend
Cher Lloyd - Want U Back
Meek Mill ft. Big Sean - Burn
D'Banj - Oliver Twist
Maya Jane Coles - Easier To Hide
Mr. Beatnick - Sun Goddess
Julio Bashmore - Au Seve
Sneakbo - Zim Zimma
Cover Drive - Sparks (Wookie Remix)

My ballot, weighted, songs that didn't place bolded

Miguel - Adorn
ZZ Top - I Gotsta Get Paid
G-Dragon - Crayon
Sarah Jaffe - Sucker for Your Marketing
The Mountain Goats - White Cedar
A.Dd+ - Shit Got Crazy
BIGBANG - Fantastic Baby
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Christian Mistress - Haunted Hunted
Die Antwoord - I Fink U Freeky

i AM the ILM hivemind

damn, if i had remembered to vote for GY!BE it would have knocked Dawn Richard out of the 77 spot :(

well thank gawd

MOST POPULIST BALLOT!!! proud of that ftr

I THINK this is my final ballot but it mighta been revised on the fly at the end, dunno

Eric Church - Springsteen
Miguel - Do You...
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble
Miranda Lambert - Over You
KW Griff ft. Pork Chop - Bring in the Katz
Luke Bryan - Drunk on You
Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven
Miguel - Arch & Point
Kanye West ft. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz - Mercy
Toby Keith - Beers Ago
Saint Etienne - Tonight
Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Dawn Richard - Automatic
Montgomery Gentry - Where I Come From
Kalenna - Matte Black Truck
Bob Dylan - Duquesne Whistle
Nicki Minaj - Stupid Hoe
Flo Rida - Good Feeling
Bruce Springsteen - Death To My Hometown
Justin Bieber ft. Big Sean - As Long As You Love Me
Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)
Neon Trees - Everybody Talks

I didn't save my ballot so this may be slightly inaccurate. Fully weighted:

Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Jessie Ware - Taking in Water
Justin Beiber - Boyfriend
Bat for Lashes - Laura
Eric Church - Springsteen
Sleigh Bells - Comeback Kid
Miguel - Adorn
The Cataracs - Roll The Dice
Jessie Ware - 110%
Fiona Apple - Hot Knife
Future - Turn on the Lights
Taylor Swift - Begin Again
Sky Ferreira - Everything Is Embarrassing
Nicki Minaj - Starships
The Joy Formidable - Wolf's Law
Little Big Town - Pontoon
Passion Pit - I'll Be Alright
Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble
Cassie - King of Hearts
Bridgit Mendler - Ready or Not
Carly Rae Jepsen - Tiny Little Bows
Ke$ha - Only Wanna Dance With You
Justin Bieber ft. Big Sean - As Long As You Love Me
Norah Jones - Happy Pills
Nicki Minaj ft. 2 Chainz - Beez in the Trap

Weighted; DNP in top 77 in bold, sole voter bold+italics.

01. KW Griff ft Pork Chop - Bring in the Katz (#31)
02. Rihanna - Birthday Cake (Funkystepz Miami Bass Mix) (#37)
03. Guru - Lapaz Toyota (#64)
04. Miguel - Adorn (#3)
05. PSY - Gangnam Style (#6)
06. D'Banj - Oliver Twist (#6)
07. Eric Church - Springsteen (#11)
08. Ty$ - My Cabana (#70)
09. Sa Dingding - Lai Zhe Mo Jie (#129)
10. Kwaw Kese ft Black Prophet - Let Me Do My Thing (#538)
11. Dawn Richard - Faith (#66)
12. Le1f - Wut (#32)
13. Donkie Punch & Lorenzo - Snapbacks n Tattoos (#63)
14. Katy B - Aaliyah (#4)
15. Christopher Martin - Chill Spot (#374)
16. f(x) - Electric Shock (#110)
17. Kalenna - Matte Black Truck (#36)
18. B.Traits ft. Elizabeth Troy - Fever (#100)
19. Angel Haze - Werkin' Girls (#26)
20. Block B - NalinA (#342)
21. 8Ball & MJG ft Big K.R.I.T. - We Buy Gold (#267)
22. Mykki Blanco - Wavvy (#78)
23. Tifa & Spice - Why Yuh Mad? (#644)
24. Farrah Abraham - On My Own (#123)
25. Tinashe - Reverie (#899)

blood sausage is a mysterious index to be high in

ten votes that placed, seven unique votes

Miguel - Adorn
KW Griff ft. Pork Chop - Bring in the Katz
Zebra Katz ft. Njena Reddd Foxxx - Ima Read
Rihanna ft. Future - Loveeeeeee Song
Dawn Richard - 86
Future - Turn on the Lights
JoJo - Demonstrate

Todd Edwards - This Generation
Schoolboy Q ft. Ab-Soul - Druggys Wit Hoes Again
Nadus - Green Man, Pt. 2
Rihanna - Birthday Cake (Funkystepz Miami Bass Mix)
DJ Sliink - Vibrate
Mystikal - Hit Me
Kendrick Lamar - Cartoons & Cereal
Ty$ - My Cabana
Katy B - Aaliyah
Kanye West ft. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz - Mercy
TNGHT - Higher Ground
Angel Haze - Werkin' Girls
Ca$h Out - Cashin' Out
Girl Unit - Club Rez
DJ Q - JD & Coke
Rizzla - Dick
Lotic - Lust (Norrit Remix)
Skrillex - Bangarang

can u email me my ballot, seandalai

My ranked ballot. No apologies for the amount of Hot Chop on my list.

Solange - Losing You
iamamiwhoami - Play
Hot Chip - Motion Sickness
Hot Chip - Let Me Be Him
Santigold - Disparate Youth
When Saints Go Machine - Mannequin
Miguel - Adorn
Todd Terje - Inspector Norse
Miguel - Do You...
Hot Chip - Don't Deny Your Heart
Cher Lloyd - Want U Back
Tindersticks - This Fire of Autumn
Sebastien Tellier - Against The Law
Saint Etienne - Tonight
Spiritualized - Hey Jane
Jessie Ware - Taking on Water
Twin Shadow - Five Seconds
N'To - The Sand Dealer
Chromatics - Kill For Love
Chordashian - Sea Crest
Schoolboy Q - 2 Raw
Magnetic Fields - Andrew In Drag
Skyzoo - Range Rover Rhythm
Reboot - Beautiful Parasite
Sky Ferreira - Everything is Embarrassing

Ha, Hot Chip not Chop.

J0rdan: ILXmailed you

ranked ballot wooo

1. Jeremih: 773 Love
2. Sky Ferreira: Everything is Embarrassing
3. KW Griff ft. Pork Chop: Bring in the Katz
4. Nneka: Shining Star (Joe Godard remix)
5. Future: Turn on the Lights
6. Sistar: Alone
7. Katy B: Aaliyah
8. Kacey Musgraves: Merry Go 'Round
9. Anna Lunoe & Touch Sensitive: Real Talk
10. Ty$: My Cabana
11. Bruno Mars: Locked Out Of Heaven
12. Taylor Swift: I Knew You Were Trouble.
13. D'Banj: Oliver Twist
14. Cheryl Cole: Call My Name (Royal-T's Back to 99 Mix)
15. Kendrick Lamar ft. Dr. Dre: The Recipe
16. Guru: Lapaz Toyota
17. 2 Chainz: I'm Different
18. Eric Church: Springsteen
19. Perfume: Spending All My Time
20. Disclosure: Control
21. Factory Floor: Two Different Ways (Perc Remix)
22. Linkoban - Like This (Tom Shorterz Remix)
23. 2 Chainz ft. Kanye West: Birthday Song (Funkystepz Miami Bass Edit)
24. Hot Since 82: Knee Deep in Louise
25. Omar-S & Ob Ignitt: Wayne County Hill Cops

I was sure I'd voted for 'Stupid Hoe', but apparently not. So I'm down in the bottom with the rest of the 1-vote-placing crew. *high fives*

J0rdan: ILXmailed you

― questino (seandalai), Thursday, January 24, 2013 6:45 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i don't have access to that one anymore, can you real email it to me

oh i guess i should've bolded the songs that didn't place on mine. i guess i just think it's a shame that the kacey musgraves song didn't place because it's incredible

xp done

my ballot, weighted. didn't place bolded, sole voter bold+italics.

Miguel - Do You...
Zebra Katz ft. Njena Reddd Foxxx - Ima Read
Nicki Minaj ft. Cassie - The Boys
LOL Boys - Changes (Original Mix)
Mista Silva ft. Skob, Flava & Kwamz - Boom Boom Tah

G-Dragon - One of a Kind
Angel Haze - New York
Twin Shadow - Run my heart
Le1f - Wut
Kalenna - Matte Black Truck

Farrah Abraham - On My Own
Guru - Lapaz Toyota
Mykki Blanco - Wavvy
Taylor Swift - Treacherous
Dawn Richard - Pretty Wicked Things

Todd Terje - Inspector Norse
Royal-T ft. Ruby Lee Ryder - You're Saved
Jeremih ft. Natasha Mosley - Fuck U All The Time
D'Banj - Oliver Twist
Sleigh Bells - Crush

Fuse ODG - Azonto
Timberlee - Prescription Make-Up
Mr. Beatnick - Sun Goddess
Solange - Losing You
Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)

mixed ballot:

Miguel - Adorn

Frank Ocean - Thinkin Bout You
Miguel - Do You...
Rich Kidz ft. Waka Flocka Flame - My Life
Todd Terje - Inspector Norse
Drake - The Motto
Jessie Ware - 110%
Chief Keef - Love Sosa
King Louie - Val Venis
Meek Mill ft. Drake and Jeremih - Amen
Chief Keef ft. Lil Reese - I Don't Like
2 Chainz - I'm Different
Ca$h Out - Cashin' Out
Carly Rae Jepsen - This Kiss
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Fun. - Some Nights
Future - Turn on the Lights
Jeremih - 773 Love
Justin Bieber - Boyfriend
Kanye West ft. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz - Mercy
Katy B - Aaliyah
PSY - Gangnam Style
Solange - Losing You
Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble
Trey Songz - Heart Attack

Ranked

Cham - Back Way
Tifa - Ex-Man
Todd Terje - Inspector Norse
Angel Haze - Werkin' Girls
Konshens - A So Me Tan
Katy B - Aaliyah
Mavado - This Morning (Touch Down)
Sarkodie ft. E.L. - U Go Kill Me
I-Octane - Love di Vibes
Christopher Martin - Chill Spot
B.Traits ft. Elizabeth Troy - Fever
D'Banj - Oliver Twist
Cham - Tun Up
Konshens - Bun Satan
Vybz Kartel - Dynamite
Tifa & Spice - Why Yuh Mad?
Potential Kidd - Yah Suh Nice
Aidonia - Militancy
Bicep - You
Young Thug - Curtains
ZJ Liquid - Dah Wine Deh
KW Griff ft. Pork Chop - Bring in the Katz
Kwaw Kese ft. Black Prophet - Let Me Do My Thing
Charli XCX - You're The One
Solange - Losing You

Completely forgot Micachu. Sorry, total oversight, she deserves like 2 or 3 in here

Weighted

The Pre-New - Cathedral City Comedown
Death Grips - Hacker
Thumpermonkey - Blackout
Of Montreal - Ye, Renew The Plaintiff
Extra Life - Blinded Beast
Matt Elliott - Dust, Flesh And Bone
Scott Walker - Epizootics!
Volcano! - Fighter
The Chap - Rhythm King
Death Grips - I've Seen Footage
El-P - The Jig is Up
El-P - The Full Retard
Spiritualized - Hey Jane
Field Music - A New Town

can u email me my ballot, seandalai

Me too? Thanks!

note to self: when making the voting thread next year, remind people to save ballots.

if you could send me my ballot, that would be keen. i thought i had it saved but i only have the albums one, unfortch.

I could just give a link to the ballot spreadsheet, but maybe some people don't want to share?

Actually I can't do that because it also has the album ballots.

Would that reveal album votes as well? May not want to do that.

yah

jaymc, al leong: ILXmailed ye

Interesting that Meek Mill's "Amen" (#89) got more total votes than Scott Walker's "Epizootics!" (#27).

if I could also have my ballot emailed it wld be grand

yep

thanks!

mixed ballot --

ranked

Saint Etienne - Last Days of Disco
Saint Etienne - Tonight
iamamiwhoami - Play
John Talabot ft. Pional - Destiny
Voices from the Lake ft. Donato Dozzy & Neel - S.T. (Vftl Rework)
Donald Fagen - I'm Not the Same Without You
Tindersticks - Frozen
Leonard Cohen - Show Me the Place

unranked

Allo Darlin' - Capricornia
Andy Stott - Numb
Christian Mistress - Haunted Hunted
Daphni - Yes, I Know
Deptford Goth - Life after defo
Diiv - Air Conditioning
Grimes - Oblivion
Holly Herndon - Breathe
Lindstrøm - Vōs-Sākō-Rv
Mirrorring - Silent From Above

Thanks again, seandalai.

And here's my (unweighted) ballot:

Alex Anwandter - Como Puedes Vivir Contigo Mismo?
Azealia Banks - 1991
Bat for Lashes - All Your Gold
Blondes - Pleasure
Cassie - King Of Hearts
Chairlift - I Belong In Your Arms
Kelly Clarkson ft. Vince Gill - Don't Rush
Dr. John - Ice Age
Grimes - Genesis
Grizzly Bear - Yet Again
Here We Go Magic - How Do I Know
Hot Chip - Motion Sickness
Icona Pop - I Love It
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Katy B - Aaliyah
Major Lazer - Get Free
Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven
Metric - The Void
Barbara Morgenstern - Need To Hang Around
Santigold - Disparate Youth
Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
John Talabot ft. Pional - Destiny
Todd Terje - Inspector Norse
Wild Nothing - Disappear Always
Usher - Climax

"Lai Zhe Mo Jie" got four votes! I wish I had started the Sa Dingding thread earlier (and that Tuomas had voted).

Fwiw, four artists who finished in the top 25 of this poll I had on my albums ballot but not on my tracks ballot.

Has anyone pulled together links for all of the previous tracks/albums polls ILM has done? Shit's hard to locate just by searching if you don't remember what kind of titles they were given.

year-end polls, I mean.

I guess they're in here somewhere:

The ILX List of Lists

god, gnarls barkley beating t.i. in 2006 to #1 will never not look the most ludicrous thing

still angry about that

Top 77 artists (adding up the points for all their tracks), sorry for the ugly formatting:

Rank Artist Points Votes Top Votes
1 Miguel 1914 55 9
2 Todd Terje 1778 48 7
3 Carly Rae Jepsen 1646 52 6
4 Taylor Swift 1001 34 0
5 Katy B 866 27 0
6 Jessie Ware 833 29 1
7 Frank Ocean 771 27 4
8 Chairlift 719 22 2
9 Dawn Richard 712 23 0
10 Nicki Minaj 708 26 0
11 Grimes 701 28 0
12 Usher 659 25 0
13 PSY 638 27 0
14 Sky Ferreira 607 19 3
15 Kendrick Lamar 605 21 0
16 Angel Haze 603 23 1
17 Future 584 18 1
18 Chromatics 496 19 0
19 Eric Church 467 13 4
20 Pachanga Boys 465 15 1
21 Icona Pop 450 16 0
22 Blawan 449 18 0
23 Solange 438 17 2
24 Haim 436 16 0
25 D'Banj 423 15 0
26 Bat for Lashes 420 16 0
27 Cassie 411 15 1
28 Saint Etienne 411 13 1
29 Hot Chip 397 15 1
30 John Talabot 396 14 0
31 BIGBANG 374 12 0
32 Tame Impala 353 14 0
33 Andy Stott 341 13 0
34 Burial 330 11 1
35 Scott Walker 330 9 1
36 Fiona Apple 324 12 1
37 Zebra Katz 322 14 0
38 Jeremih 321 10 1
39 M.I.A. 314 11 1
40 AlunaGeorge 313 12 0
41 KW Griff 312 10 2
42 Le1f 302 11 0
43 Twin Shadow 294 11 0
44 Azealia Banks 292 12 0
45 Chief Keef 291 11 1
46 Santigold 289 11 0
47 Mungolian Jetset 288 11 0
48 Kanye West 286 12 0
49 Kalenna 286 9 1
50 Death Grips 284 8 0
51 Spiritualized 282 11 0
52 Lindstrøm 274 9 0
53 Rihanna 271 8 1
54 G-Dragon 268 8 0
55 Neil Young & Crazy Horse 265 11 1
56 iamamiwhoami 264 9 0
57 Killer Mike 263 11 0
58 Cheryl Cole 260 10 1
59 Neneh Cherry and the Thing 257 9 0
60 Alex Anwandter 250 8 1
61 Bruno Mars 246 7 0
62 Purity Ring 244 8 2
63 Goat 244 8 0
64 Can 236 7 1
65 Guru 226 7 0
66 Cher Lloyd 225 8 1
67 Farrah Abraham 221 8 0
68 Drake 219 8 0
68 Japandroids 219 8 0
70 Keith Fullerton Whitman 216 5 1
71 Nick Hannam & Tom Garnett 214 6 1
72 Charli XCX 207 10 0
73 Donkie Punch & Lorenzo 206 6 0
74 Beach House 205 9 0
75 Perfume 198 7 0
76 The xx 195 11 0
77 Frankie Rose 194 8 0

Doesn't count guest spots and I think each ballot can only vote once for each artist - if a ballot votes for an artist twice, the top-scoring one is used.

DOES NOBODY RESPECT EUROVISION ANYMORE
great list overall, some real gems, mine was weighted

Sky Ferreira - Everything is Embarrassing
Todd Terje - Inspector Norse
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Solange - Losing You
Florrie - Shot You Down
Chromatics - Kill For Love
Goat - Goatman
Japandroids - The House That Heaven Built
Usher - Climax
Jai Paul - Jasmine
Trust - Gloryhole
Loreen - Euphoria
John Talabot - Depak Ine
Emeralds - Adrenochrome
Frankie Rose - Pair of Wings
One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
Grimes - Oblivion
Purity Ring - Fineshrine
Twin Shadow - Five Seconds
MØ - Maiden
Perfume Genius - Hood
Nicki Minaj - Beez in the Trap
Miguel - Adorn
Haim - Don't Save Me
Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

great work on the poll, images and gathering all the data all involved, really enjoyed it

weighted:

Linkoban - Like This (Tom Shorterz Remix)
Keith & Supabeatz - The Most Beautiful ft. An-na (Todd Edwards Remix)
Lauer - Trainmann (Tensnake Tranceman mix)
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Donkie Punch & Lorenzo - Snapbacks n Tattoos
Nick Hannam & Tom Garnett ft. Tom Zanetti - You Want Me
Azealia Banks - 1991
Disclosure - Control
Nicki Minaj - Starships
NY - Trophy Boy (Todd Edwards Remix)
Hot Natured - Forward Motion (MK Reverse Remix)
Frank Ocean - Pyramids
letthemusicplay ft. L-W - & I Love You (Todd Edwards Remix)
Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble
Cheryl Cole - Call My Name (Royal-T's Back to 99 Mix)
One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
Maria - Mrasni Pomisli
Jessie Ware - Running (Disclosure Remix)
Dawn Richard - Faith
Skrillex - Bangarang
Elle Varner - Refill
Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Nick Curly - Underground (Dennis Ferrer Remix) --> the only track for which i was the lone voter it seems, ffs people
Miguel - Adorn
Julio Bashmore - Au Seve

mixed; i had 5 songs, top-77, seems abt right~

Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Riff Raff - Don't Wait
Riff Raff - Lil' Mama I'm Sorry
King Louie - Val venis
******
Ellie Goulding - Anything Could Happen
Ciara ft. Future - Sorry (remix)
Action Bronson - Midget Cough
Angel Haze - Werkin' Girls
Benoit & Sergio - Not in your nature
Jel x Main attrakionz x Zach G - J Bar
Jens Lekman - i know what love isnt
Jeremih - Late Nights
CFCF - Exercise #5 (September)
Kanye West ft. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz - Mercy
Lil Durk - 52 Barz
Mr MFN Exquire - Cheap whores & champagne
Sky Ferreira - Everything is Embarrassing
Tame Impala - Feels like we only go backwards
Twin Shadow - Run my heart
Wiz Khalifa ft. The Weeknd - Remember you
King Louie - Bag boi ballin'
King Louie - My hoes they do drugs
King Louie - O.D.
100s - Hemsworth outro
Rick Ross ft. Omarion - Ice cold

That top artists list really shows up how much Big Bang were hurt by vote-splitting. Pretty sure they're the first in the list that didn't make it into the 77. I voted Fantastic Baby as it's my favourite but also thought that it was the clearest consensus choice, I guess not.

i'm recommended singles jukebox to read. i've only ever read it in passing, so i'm kind of surprised - am i right in thinking it's quite a poptimisty site?

wtf only 1 other person voted 'ciara - sorry' & it wasnt my mans ― 乒乓 ?

Singles Jukebox has quite a wide and poppy remit so it does cover a lot of dross, it also covers music that nowhere else does. It was quite early on the J-/K-Pop bandwagon, before it properly arrived on ILM. Not sure that's a recommendation for you! The "You Should Probably Read..." column isn't entirely trustworthy, you might just have one or two tracks from the SJ Top 25 on your ballot and none from any of the other polls.

My votes, unweighted. Just two lone votes: New Build and SWV.

Bobby Womack - Please Forgive My Heart
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Chairlift - Amanaemonesia
D'Banj - Oliver Twist
Elton John vs PNAU - Phoenix
Father John Misty - I'm Writing A Novel
Field Music - A New Town
Guru - Lapaz Toyota
Jai Paul - Jasmine
Jessie Ware - 110%
Jessie Ware - Running (Disclosure Remix)
Lone - Crystal Caverns 1991
Miguel - Adorn
Nadjat - Gbaa Alert
New Build - Behind The Shutter
Nicki Minaj - Starships
Nneka - Shining Star (Joe Godard remix)
NZCA/LINES - Okinawa Channels
PSY - Gangnam Style
Rhye - The Fall
Rudimental ft. John Newman - Feel The Love
Saint Etienne - Tonight
SWV ft. Brianna Perry - Do Ya
Todd Terje - Inspector Norse
Usher - Climax

bold didn't place:

Purity Ring - Fineshrine
Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
Orbital ft. Lady Leshurr - Wonky
The xx - Missing
School of Seven Bells - When You Sing
Farrah Abraham - After Prom
Dawn Richard - Faith
Kendrick Lamar - Cartoons & Cereal
Schoolboy Q ft. Kendrick Lamar - Blessed
The Presets - Ghosts
Kendrick Lamar - Backseat Freestyle
Blawan - Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage
Santigold - Disparate Youth
Killer Mike - Reagan
Angel Haze - New York
The Mountain Goats - White Cedar
PSY - Gangnam Style
The Mountain Goats - Amy AKA Spent Gladiator 1
M.I.A. - Bad Girls
Bat for Lashes - Laura
Nicki Minaj - Stupid Hoe
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Farrah Abraham - Searching For Closure
Creep ft. Tricky & Alejandra de la Deheza - Call Her
Dawn Richard - Automatic

Obviously there are a bunch of things at the top of my ballot I didn't expect to make it (Orbital, So7B, Farrah Abraham, The xx) but I am most disappointed that no one went for other Kendrick songs or Killer Mike; also bums me out that the Creep song didn't get any traction.

Unweighted:

Bobby Womack - Please Forgive My Heart
Bruce Springsteen - Death To My Hometown
Cassie - King Of Hearts
Charli XCX - Valentine
*Cher Lloyd - Want U Back
Chromatics - Back From The Grave
Dar Williams - I Am The One Who Will Remember Everything
Dawn Richard - Black Lipstick
EMA - Take One Two
Frank Ocean - Thinkin Bout You
Icona Pop - I Love It
Jessie Ware - Wildest Moments
Justin Bieber - Die In Your Arms
Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
Kitty Pryde - Okay Cupid
Le1f - Wut
Lee Fields and the Expressions - Moonlight Mile
Miguel - Arch & Point
Ne-Yo - Lazy Love
Saint Etienne - Tonight
Santigold - The Keepers
Savages - Husbands
Solange - Losing You
Spiritualized - Hey Jane
The Mountain Goats - Harlem Roulette

*Would have replaced with Mystikal's "Hit Me" had I been reading the spreadsheet closer. Realized my mistake seconds after sending off the ballot, of course.

nah you did right there

I toyed with the idea of ranking my top ten and leaving the next 15 unweighted but that was an accurate ranking and I thought the points should reflect that

Highest-placing songs I'd never (AFAIK) heard before the poll roll-out:

Future - Turn on the Lights
Pachanga Boys - Time
Blawan - Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage
Kendrick Lamar - Cartoons & Cereal
Scott Walker - Epizootics!
Zebra Katz ft. Njena Reddd Foxxx - Ima Read
KW Griff ft. Pork Chop - Bring in the Katz
Kalenna - Matte Black Truck
Rihanna - Birthday Cake (Funkystepz Miami Bass Mix)
Cheryl Cole - Call My Name (Royal-T's Back to 99 Mix)

(Still haven't heard most of those, and I forgot my earbuds today, so they'll have to wait.)

yo jaymc.... BRING IN THE KATZ

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Think I did a respectable job kicking the hive and running.

Unweighted ballot (at last moment, and with regrets), so the order still represents my preference. Following convention, tracks that didn't place in bold.

Lianne La Havas - Forget
Jessie Ware - Running (Disclosure Remix)
iamamiwhoami - Play
Ane Brun - These Days
MNDR - Faster Horses
MØ - Maiden
PSY - Gangnam Style
Zambri - ICBYS
Grimes - Oblivion
AlunaGeorge - Your Drums, Your Love
Creep ft. Tricky & Alejandra de la Deheza - Call Her
Ultraísta - smalltalk
Hammock - (Let's Kiss) While the Stars are All Falling Down
Roisin Murphy - Simulation
Battlekat - Rituals that Make the Rain Fall
Chairlift - Amanaemonesia
Icona Pop - I Love It
Hanne Hukkelberg - My Devils
Empress Of - Champagne
Blawan - Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Tapes and money
Purity Ring - Fineshrine
Niki and the Dove - Somebody
Beach House - Myth
Kenton Slash Demon - Ore

weird, i just realized i forgot to put simulation on my ballot

I didn't even look yesterday because I had no idea I should, but I'm happy two other people voted for MØ besides me. Hopefully, she'll have more to vote for in 2013.

Hammock - (Let's Kiss) While the Stars are All Falling Down

this is such a great song

yeh that mø track was rad

lol this was a year where I prob paid the least amt of attention to ILM, how am I still so hivemind-y?

This is the copy I saved - can't remember if I made any last-minute adjustments to my actual final ballot or not.

Miguel - Do You...
Todd Terje - Inspector Norse
G-Dragon - Crayon
BIGBANG - Bad Boy
Mungolian Jetset - Toccata
Zebra Katz ft. Njena Reddd Foxxx - Ima Read
Usher - Climax
Katy B - Aaliyah
Fiona Apple - Hot Knife
Alex Anwandter - Como Puedes Vivir Contigo Mismo?
Infinite - The Chaser
Kanye West ft. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz - Mercy
Nicki Minaj - Beez in the Trap
School of Seven Bells - When You Sing
The Golden Filter - Kill Me (John Talabot's Killed in Room 161 Refix)
BoA - Only One
B.Traits ft. Elizabeth Troy - Fever
Angel Haze - Werkin' Girls
Sakanaction - Yoru no Odoriko
Jessie Ware - 110%
Sky Ferreira - Everything is Embarrassing
Grimes - Oblivion
Justin Bieber - Boyfriend
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
PSY - Gangnam Style

lack of Bieber surprisingly disappointing.

we haven't seen 78 down yet, have we? curious to see what just missed.

I liked "Boyfriend" but I am pleased as fuck that it didn't place

ditto "The Motto"

some dude: check out the link at the top of the thread

lol I couldn't find myself on the pic in the top of the thread until just now

Can someone read the tea leaves for me? What does it mean that I am kind of in the central area sitting there by myself? I'm not sure I understand how to read the graph outside of seeing clusters of people here and there, and it is a graph. What does each axis represent?

lol, the most likely to read section is OTM. Only two sites I constantly visit to find out about new music from those in the list are thesinglesjukebox and residentadsivor. Here's my mixed ballot:

1. Todd Terje - Inspector Norse
2. Haim - Don't Save Me
3. Yuna - Live Your Life
4. Rhye - The Fall
5. Pachanga Boys - Time
6. Rhye - Open
7. Tennis - Origins
8. The Sea and Cake - Harps
9. Jessie Ware - 110%

AlunaGeorge - Your Drums, Your Love
Charli XCX - You're The One
Chromatics - Cherry
Diiv - Air Conditioning
El Perro Del Mar - Walk On By
Grimes - Genesis
Here We Go Magic - How Do I Know
Laetitia Sadier - Fragment pour le future de l'homme
Mariee Sioux - Homeophatic
Miguel - Adorn
Poliça - Lay Your Cards Out
Ry & Frank Wiedemann - Howling (Ame remix)
Santigold - Disparate Youth
Solange - Losing You
Tame Impala - Apocalypse Dreams
Usher - Climax

thanks seandalai, sorry i was dumb about not finding it

pleasantly shocked that "I'm Different" by 2 Chainz just barely missed the countdown!

The plot is a projection of the 119*119 voter-voter similarity matrix onto 2-d space using Principal Components Analysis. There's no way to retain all the information in the original 119-dimensional space, so many positionings look weird/arbitrary, but this is the best possible 2-d projection (for particular mathematical definitions of "best" and "projection").

tpp my mans

Only artist I voted for twice was Rhye because I thought he had a chance of placing. Seems asides mike diva and me noone else voted for him. The Fall is all the way down to #285. According to the results the song was #104 in P+J, #53 in Pitchfork. You're missing out on this one, ILM.

hey k-pop people, one thing i noticed while voting is that the big track i expected everyone to rep for (4minute's "volume up") wasn't even nominated

but maybe i love that song more than most

You're missing out on this one, ILM.

I made a mental note to investigate Rhye after hearing that song on the Pitchfork list (was that "The Fall"?). Seemed up my alley. But I haven't gotten around to it yet.

Only artist I voted for twice was Rhye because I thought he had a chance of placing.

Isn't he a they, actually? I didn't like "The Fall" as much as the tracks on the "Open" single, and still none of them made my ballot. Looking forward to an album at some point, though.

mixed ballot, lowest hivermind sore!

1 Dinosaur Jr. - Watch the Corners
2 The xx - Swept Away
3 Tindersticks - Frozen
4 Neil Young & Crazy Horse - She's Always Dancing
5 Tame Impala - Feels like we only go backwards

Allah-Las - Tell Me (What's On Your Mind)
Bob Dylan - Pay in Blood
Bobby Womack - Please Forgive My Heart
Dr. John - Ice Age
Giant Giant Sand - Slag Heap
Giant Giant Sand - Forever and a Day
Grizzly Bear - Yet Again
Jens Lekman - i know what love isnt
Lee Fields & the Expressions - I Still Got It
Lee Fields & the Expressions - You're the Kind of Girl
Lee Fields and the Expressions - Moonlight Mile
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Ramada Inn
Saint Etienne - Last Days of Disco
Sharon Van Etten - Kevin's
Spiritualized - So Long You Pretty Thing
The xx - Chained
Tindersticks - Medicine
Tindersticks - This Fire of Autumn
Tracey Thorn - Hard Candy Christmas
Tracey Thorn - Tinsel and Lights

*daps* to other 'i know what love isnt' voter

questino, is it possible to get my ballot from you??

weighted, bold for what didn't place

Oneohtrix Point Never - I Only Have Eyes For You
Todd Terje - Inspector Norse
Jacob Mikesh Filburt - Philipp Dolphia
Frank Ocean - Pyramids
John Maus - Bennington
PSY - Gangnam Style
Keith & Supabeatz - The Most Beautiful ft. An-na (Todd Edwards Remix)
Mykki Blanco - Wavvy
Miguel - Gravity
Nick Hannam & Tom Garnett ft. Tom Zanetti - You Want Me
Alex Anwandter - Como Puedes Vivir Contigo Mismo?
Donkie Punch & Lorenzo - Snapbacks n Tattoos
Future - Turn on the Lights
Danny Brown - Grown Up
Young Smoke - Traps In Space
Nicki Minaj - Beez in the Trap
Maria Minerva & Ajukaja - Nii Hea
Kendrick Lamar ft. Dr. Dre - The Recipe
Rihanna - Birthday Cake (Funkystepz Miami Bass Mix)
Lil Chuckee - Wop
Mungolian Jetset - Smells Like Gasoline
Lindstrøm - Ęg-gęd-ōsis
ZZ Top - I Gotsta Get Paid
Lloyd - The Question
Gunplay - Definition Of A Plug

kind of surprised philipp dolphia didn't place, I think a lot of ppl wld like it -spotify - youtube

peepee: ILXmailed yr ballot

Only artist I voted for twice was Rhye because I thought he had a chance of placing.

Isn't he a they, actually? I didn't like "The Fall" as much as the tracks on the "Open" single, and still none of them made my ballot. Looking forward to an album at some point, though.

― Johnny Fever

Yeah you're right they're a duo. Mike Milosh (aka Milosh) and Robin Hannibal (from Quadron). Used to think there was a female fronting the band but it turns out Milosh sings like a lady.

I didn't realize their identities had been revealed. Check the ilm archives and see how many times I've stanned for Robin Hannibal projects over the years. It totally makes sense that I'd be down with this one as well.

Thanks questino. Great work all around!

I'm not sure why I'm posting this, but here goes:

(weighted)

Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Swim And Sleep (Like A Shark)
Mouse on Mars - Polaroyced
Mungolian Jetset - Smells Like Gasoline
Lindstrøm - Vōs-Sākō-Rv
Can - Dead Pigeon Suite
Lindstrøm - Lamm-El-Aar
De La Soul's Plug 1 and Plug 2 - The Work
Django Django - Default
Escort - Caméleon Chameleon
Joakim - Nothing Gold (Todd Terje Remix)
Mungolian Jetset - Toccata
Tussle - Eye Context
Wild Nothing - Disappear Always
Neneh Cherry & The Thing - Dream Baby Dream (Four Tet Remix)
Mouse on Mars - They Know Your Name
Todd Terje - Inspector Norse
Madness - Death of a Rude Boy (Andrew Weatherall Remix)
Roll the Dice & Pole - The Skull Is Built Into The Version
Peaking Lights - Beautiful Son
Lindstrøm - Ęg-gęd-ōsis
Infinity Ink - Infinity (Todd Edwards Remix)
I:Cube - Lucifer en Discothéque
Can - Graublau
Clark - Com Touch
Death and Vanilla - Rituals

Maybe you're posting it here because it's the ballot thread?

...now I'm less sure

kind of surprised philipp dolphia didn't place, I think a lot of ppl wld like it

ya i was hoping it would place (probably fairly low bc it's not super popular) :(

weighted:

Frank Ocean - Pyramids
Miguel - Adorn
Death Grips - I've Seen Footage
Todd Terje - Inspector Norse
Chairlift - I Belong In Your Arms (John Talabot & Pional remix)
Jessie Ware - Running
Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang - Feba
Frankie Rose - Know Me
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Baby
John Talabot - When the Past Was Present
Jai Paul - Jasmine
Future - Same Damn Time
Kanye West ft. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz - Mercy
Chromatics - Lady
Santigold - Disparate Youth
Action Bronson feat. RiFF RaFF - Bird on a Wire
Kendrick Lamar - The Recipe
2 Chainz ft. Kanye West - Birthday Song
Sebastien Tellier - Cochon Ville
Riff Raff - Lil Mama I'm Sorry
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Earl Sweatshirt - Chum
The Crystal Ark - Rhodes
Alabama Shakes - I Found You
Psy - Gangnam Style

My (very lonely) ballot, weighted:

Purity Ring - Fineshrine
Dawn Richard - Save Me From You (Remix)
Wiley - Humble Pie
Jeremih - 773 Love
Rihanna - Birthday Cake (Funkystepz Miami Bass Mix)
Wynter Gordon - Waiting
Objekt - Cactus
Cooly G - What This World Needs Now
Nina Sky - Comatose
JoJo - Demonstrate
Kozzie ft. Merky Ace - Yeah (Remix)
Kendrick Lamar - Cartoons & Cereal
Nicki Minaj ft. Beenie Man - Gun Shot
Lea-Anna - Murder (1st Degree Remix)
Jubei ft. Flow Dan - Say Nothin'
Azealia Banks - NeedSumLuv
DJ Q - Brandy & Coke
Chronik - Man in the Boot
Rudimental - Deep In The Valley (Woz Remix)
Mike Delinquent Project ft. Lady Leshurr - Step In The Dance
Cassie - King Of Hearts
Rockwell - Tripwire
Swindle ft. Footsie & Nadia Suliman - Ignition
Disclosure - Latch
Usher - What Happened To U

Unweighted ballot:

Lonely votes:
Audacity - Punk Confusion
Royal Headache - Psychotic Episode

DNP:
Alabama Shakes - Hold On
Bear In Heaven - Sinful Nature
Bob Dylan - Duquesne Whistle
Macklemore ft. Wanz - Thrift Shop
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Driftin' Back
Norah Jones - Happy Pills

Hivemind approved:
Blawan - Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage
Eric Church - Springsteen
Frank Ocean - Pyramids
Grimes - Oblivion
M.I.A. - Bad Girls
Nicki Minaj - Stupid Hoe
PSY - Gangnam Style